@gjanders  Yes, Just noticed there is "More settings" checkbox. From there the interval can be set. Wonderful!  ... View more

"In fact you can run multiple inputs backing up and restoring multiple search head clusters from the 1 deployer if you wish, they would just need unique names and unique paths on the filesystem to store temporary files."   yes, we set up modular inputs on the standalone instance, it works.  ... View more

@gjandersHi, a quick question:  what triggers the splunkversioncontrol_backup process to run after the initial whole backup?  Thanks! ... View more

@gjanders  using the app  https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/4013/, it works perfect.  Thanks.  ... View more

@gjanders   Is the passwords.conf stored in standalone Splunk instance or on remote SH? Thanks, ... View more

@gjanders , thanks for the update. So we can add password.conf in the same location as inputs.conf.spec file?  Inside the passowrd, add one line like:        myusername=mypassword, Then configure modular input setting for srcPassword as password:mypassword?  ... View more

Hi @gjanders, your VersionControl for Splunk  works like a charm! Thank you! I installed on standalone Splunk instance, configured git temp working directory and remote git repo, then filling in the modular input settings, it backed up all SKOs.  Great app for Splunk. One thing we noticed that password field for REST URL is not obfuscated. Is there anyway to add this feature?   Many Thanks.     ... View more

@gareth,  I had the same issue. I ran the splunkversioncontrol_backup.py the first time, I see the script hung forever and checked the spunkversioncontrol_backup.log, nothing logged.  Could you elaborate how to set up modular inputs through Splunk UI?  Thanks.    ... View more

In props.conf,  Do you have the following lines:    SHOULD_LINEMERGE = False    pulldown_type = 1   Also do a soft restart:  in search window: | extract reload=T  ... View more